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Retail sales plummeted in April despite an explosion in e-commerce spending as COVID-19 lockdowns forced Australians to shop from home.

Cash was already teetering on the brink of oblivion. COVID-19 just kicked it over the edge.

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Australian buy-now-pay-later company Zip wants to buy out US-based Quadpay in a bid to bolster its prospects across the Pacific by adding about 40% to its existing revenue pool.

Woolworths is offering 100,000 staff shares as a reward for working for the company over the last six months amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

There's going to be a wave of pain in the retail sector come September, an expert predicts, with the PAS Group collapse just the "tip of the iceberg".

Dark stores combine the best of a store with a fulfilment centre so retailers can quickly fill orders as close to their customer as possible.

As Australia starts to 're-open' retail stores, restaurants and workplaces, a key question everyone is asking is whether customers will follow.

Renew Australia is connecting local creatives and community projects with rent-free accommodation in otherwise vacant shops, office spaces and public buildings.

Deliveroo in hot water over email sacking, David Jones will close stores as sales dive, and new data shows shoppers are heading back to the mall.

The decline of Target can teach other businesses with multiple brands what not to do. And a key lesson is to never abandon a successful marketing strategy.